we've had record deficits under george w. bush. record deficits under obama. plus unprecedented monetary easing by the fed, by bernanke and our economy still stumbling along. this probably is the third bubble we've had. where's the underlying growth? >> my question, where is the underlying growth in the world? because one of the things that was spooking the markets are the signs that the chinese economy is slowing. well, that's what we could count on, was china was going to grow at 10% or 9% or 8% a year, at minimum. if there is underlying weakness in what is now the world's second largest economy, some day will be the largest, that ain't good for all the rest of us. europe's worst off than we are. so one understands why investors are nervous. bernanke saying, well, i think we're going to start siphoning off some of this froth is, you know, threw everybody off the cliff. >> some underlying growth, we look at the enormous geographic pitch vote that's taken place in the united states that's allowed for greater energy production. whether you're a fan or not, you